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Office
801 Welch Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94305Phone+1 650-725-6500Fax+1 650-725-8502- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Zara Patel is an endoscopic sinus and skull base surgeon in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Health Care. She received her medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She specializes in rhinology & paranasal sinus disease and is experienced in endoscopy, sinusitis, polyps, sinus and nasal tumors, skull base surgery, CSF leak repair, and more.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2006 - 2010
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
- Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- NY State Medical License 2007 - 2013
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Clinical Trials
- Intranasal Injection of PRP Versus Saline for Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 22
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Recurrence morbidity of olfactory neuroblastoma.Katie Melder, Jess C Mace, Garret Choby, Joao Paulo Almeida, Pierre-Olivier Champagne, Erik Chan, Jeremy Ciporen, Mark B Chaskes, Juan Fernandez-Miranda, Nicholas K Fu...> ;International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2024 Apr 3
- SNOT-22 subdomain outcomes following treatment for sinonasal malignancy: A prospective, multicenter study.Grimm, D., Beswick, D., Maoz, S., Wang, E., Choby, G., Kuan, E., Chan, E., Adappa, N., Geltzeiler, M., Getz, A., Humphreys, I., Le, C., Abuzeid, W., Chang, E., Jafari,...> ;International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2024 Feb 19
- Patient perspectives on chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis: Symptom prioritization in the era of highly effective modulator therapy.Liu, C., Han, E., Fischer, J., Mace, J., Mattos, J., Markarian, K., Alt, J., Bodner, T., Chowdhury, N., Eshaghian, P., Getz, A., Hwang, P., Khanwalkar, A., Kimple, A.,...> ;International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2024 Feb 11
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Journal Articles
- Olfactory Loss of Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19Zara Patel, MD, JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Trans-Oral Endoscopic Resection of High Cervical Osteophytes with Long-Term Symptom Resolution: Case Series, Imaging, and Literature ReviewYi-Ren Chen, Carol H Yan, Zara M Patel, Atman M Desai, World Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
- Experimental Treatment Aims to Treat Long COVID-19 Smell DisordersApril 3rd, 2023
- People with Long Covid Smell Disorders or Loss of Taste May Get Relief with an Experimental TreatmentMarch 31st, 2023
- Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health ProblemsMarch 28th, 2023
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Committees
- Member, Guideline Development Panel, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Rhinologic SocietyMember
- Phi Beta KappaMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Stanford Health CarePalo Alto, California
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